David Chan
Lecturer
Office: G.3.09
Email: david.chan@waikato.ac.nz
David’s Office Hours
Mondays 2pm–3pm
Thursdays 11am–12pm
Maria Admiraal
Administrator
Office: G.1.21
Email: maria.admiraal@waikato.ac.nz
Lab and STATS Help Tutors
Computer Lab Room: R.G.12
For HAM: paperoutlines.waikato.ac.nz/outline/DATAX121-23A (HAM)
For SEC: paperoutlines.waikato.ac.nz/outline/DATAX121-23A (SEC)
You can also find links to the paper outlines on Moodle
Lectures
Concepts and content
Workshops
Programming the concepts and content with R
Labs
Practice the concepts, content, and programming covered in the previous week
2%]18%]30%]50%]Please note that, as part of any assessment, students may be asked to complete an oral examination (viva voce) at a later date.
Eleven lab assignments, however, only the best NINE lab assignments contribute to the 18%
Each lab assignment is worth 2% or 0% of your overall mark under this scheme
Assignments are released on Fridays and typically consists of the following:
Assignments will require the use of R and RStudio
An open-source statistical programming language
An open-source integrated development environment designed for using R
Download Links
R: cran.stat.auckland.ac.nz
RStudio (Desktop): rstudio.com
See the R & RStudio Installation Instructions on Moodle for more details
Students can also use these software products in the R.G.12 computer labs
Let the lecturer know if you have difficulties installing R and RStudio
Test 1 on 6:30pm Wednesday 5th April
Test 2 on 6:30pm Wednesday 31st May
For SEC, your teacher and I will confirm the time of the tests closer to the date
The requirements for an unrestricted pass (C- or better) are a minimum overall mark of 50% for the whole paper and a minimum mark of 40% for the final exam (or final test).
Admin quiz
Email david.chan@waikato.ac.nz
Lab assignments
No allowance because they are calculated on a best nine out of eleven basis. However, if faced with a situation where several weeks of work may be missed, email david.chan@waikato.ac.nz ASAP
Tests
Appropriate documentation—for example, a Medical Certificate or International Level Coach letter—is required. Email david.chan@waikato.ac.nz or maria.admiraal@waikato.ac.nz the documentation before the test (and no more than three days after the test)
Appealing internal assessment marks
Email david.chan@waikato.ac.nz